Producers of magical outdoor visual theatre
Birdcage Stage was formed by Liverpool-based performer, puppeteer and theatre maker Katy-Anne Bellis in 2015. Originally set up as a performance installation at Kendal Calling festival, the Birdcage is a giant golden birdcage structure fully equipped for live music, aerial circus and street theatre acts.
The Birdcage has toured to festivals as a unique performance area for a variety of live acts and has been the focal image for fire gardens, processions and corporate events. Festival tours have included Belladrum, Festival No. 6, Fire in the Mountain and the River Festival. We also offer other outdoor installations and bespoke street theatre, costume walkabout and puppetry.
“The Birdboxes” is a sound installation of beautifully decorated colourful birdboxes and bird sculptures. Part art installation, part nature trail, the birdboxes each have their own speaker system and contain sounds from nature, choirs of women singing and spoken word. They were recently adapted for a celebration of the poetry, artwork and verse of Edward Lear into an installation called “Edward Lear’s Birds”
“Cartoon Capers” is a slapstick street theatre and circus show inspired by cartoon nostalgia, performed by four comedic, acrobatic women. A family friendly show that is heart-warming and hilarious set within the confines of the Birdcage.
“Over the Garden Wall” our most recent work is an outdoor video installation created in collaboration with Focal Studios Ltd. Using projection mapped animated stories onto a washing line of laundry, this show explores neighbours coming together through adversity and community action. This project was made as a video, we are currently looking to develop it into a live outdoor performance.
Katy-Anne is also a freelancer and has worked as a performer, costume and puppet maker, animator, production and project manager since 2007. She has worked in the outdoor arts sector with Lantern Company, Whalley Range Allstars, Frolicked, And Now, Global Grooves and Headstrung touring, creating, installing and work at festivals, events and site specific locations. You can view more of her work and Birdcage Stage C.I.C. on her website: www.katyannebellis.co.uk
Aerial, Circus, Dance, Digital, Fire/Pyrotechnics, Installation, Music, Physical Theatre, Puppetry, Street Theatre, Spoken Word, Visual Arts, Walkabout
Additional Areas of Focus
Community Engagement, Corporate Entertainment, Environmentally Focussed, Family Friendly, Participatory
